Brit commander has to use US helicopter

Independent:

The row over the shortage of troops and helicopters for the British force in Afghanistan intensified yesterday with the head of the Army saying that more "boots on the ground" were needed.

Ministers were also embarrassed by the disclosure that General Sir Richard Dannatt was travelling in a US Black Hawk helicopter on his valedictory battlefield tour before stepping down. "Self-evidently, if I move in an American helicopter it is because I have not got a British helicopter," he said.

Asked whether criticisms of the Government were justified, General Dannatt said: "I don't want to go into whether the Conservatives are right or not... But our mobility is a key enabler and I know the commanders need a lot of that."

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That sounds like the answer is yes. The Brits need more troops and choppers in Afghanistan.